A History of the American Revolution; Comprehending All the Principal Events Both in the Field and in the Cabinet, Volume 2F. Betts, 1822 - United States |
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... neral Wayne ... American stores destroyed at the Point of Fork ... Baron Steuben escapes with his levies ... Tarleton en- ters Charlotteville ... Narrow escape of the Governour and Legislature of Virginia ... Extensive destruction of ...
... neral Wayne ... American stores destroyed at the Point of Fork ... Baron Steuben escapes with his levies ... Tarleton en- ters Charlotteville ... Narrow escape of the Governour and Legislature of Virginia ... Extensive destruction of ...
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... neral Howe , or his failure to profit by the means of intelligence within his power , saved the Republican army , and justified their reliance on the interposition of Providence in their favour . So slow was the ope- ration of the ...
... neral Howe , or his failure to profit by the means of intelligence within his power , saved the Republican army , and justified their reliance on the interposition of Providence in their favour . So slow was the ope- ration of the ...
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... that an action ensued : the troops however displayed much bravery , and Ge- neral Lincoln deserves infinite credit for effecting a re- VOL . II . 3 treat with them through the closing columns of the enemy AMERICAN REVOLUTION . 17.
... that an action ensued : the troops however displayed much bravery , and Ge- neral Lincoln deserves infinite credit for effecting a re- VOL . II . 3 treat with them through the closing columns of the enemy AMERICAN REVOLUTION . 17.
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... neral Agnew , and Sir William Erskine , for the pur- pose of destroying the stores and provisions deposit- ed at Danbury . They reached it on the 26th of April , and met with no resistance , the small number of con- tinentals posted ...
... neral Agnew , and Sir William Erskine , for the pur- pose of destroying the stores and provisions deposit- ed at Danbury . They reached it on the 26th of April , and met with no resistance , the small number of con- tinentals posted ...
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... neral . On the 22d of July General Schuyler retired with his whole army to Moses's Creek , a position on the Hudson , about four miles below Fort Edward , which had been selected by Kosciusko , Chief Engineer of the army , as the most ...
... neral . On the 22d of July General Schuyler retired with his whole army to Moses's Creek , a position on the Hudson , about four miles below Fort Edward , which had been selected by Kosciusko , Chief Engineer of the army , as the most ...
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